The 29th seed Taylor Fritz came back from two sets down to beat the two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson 4-6, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-2 in Melbourne.
Dominic Thiem survived a five-set scare to defeat the wildcard Alex Bolt 6-2, 5-7, 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2 and reached the third round of the Australian Open 2020